School of Education - Albury-Wodonga
Helen Logan
DipT (EC), BEd N'cle C.A.E, G.Dip (Spec.Ed)Melb, G.Dip (Tesol) Deakin, M.Ed (CSU)
Position: Lecturer in Early Childhood Studies
Phone: (02) 605 19422
Fax: (02)605 19424
Campus: Albury-Wodonga
Room: 111
Email: hlogan@csu.edu.au
Biography
Helen Logan is a lecturer at Charles Sturt University. She is involved in developing and delivering lectures and tutorials for the Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary) and the Bachelor of Teaching (Birth to 5 Years). For many years Helen worked in a variety of services for children under five years of age including preschools and kindergartens. Helen has also taught in primary schools and at TAFE colleges. Her particular interests include the provision of quality services for young children play, literacy, teacher education. Helen is currently completing a PhD where she is investigating quality in early childhood education and care.
Research
- Member of the Collaborative Research Network (CRN)
- Investigating Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care
- Early childhood literacy 0-5 years
- Inclusive practice in Early Childhood Education
- Young children’s computer literacy
- Early childhood teachers’ understandings of and provision for quality
Teaching
- Professional Experience 1 and 2
- Children and Learners
- Play and Investigation as Curriculum (Literacy)
- Journey of Childhood
- Research and Practice
Professional Engagement
- Chairperson of Murray Children’s Centre
- Professional experience liaison
- Regional co-representative for Early Childhood Australia (NSW)
- Project control group member for the development and establishment of a new children's centre at Charles Sturt university, Albury/Wodonga Campus (Thurgoona)
Membership
- The Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE)
- Early Childhood Australia (ECA)
- Commuity Child Care Co-operative NSW
Helen in a member of:
Publications
- Logan, H., Press, F., & Sumsion, J. (In press). The quality imperative: Tracing the rise of 'quality' in Australian early childhood education and care policy. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood.
- Logan, H., & Sumsion, J. (2010). Early childhood teachers’ understandings of and provision for quality. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 35(3), 42-50.
- Zevenbergen, R., & Logan, H (2008). Computer use by preschool children: Rethinking practice as digital natives come to preschool. Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 33(1), 37-44
- Logan, H. (2008). Digital natives come to preschool: Rethinking practice. Every Child, 14(4), 2
- Review for Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood Education Vol (8) No.2. 2007
Conferences
- Logan, H. (2011). Crossing boundaries over time: The rise of the concept of quality in Australian ECEC policy between 1972 and 2009. Symposium session 4 presentation, AARE conference, Hobart, TAS.
- Logan, H. (2010). Historical perspectives on constructions of quality in Early Childhood Education & Care (ECEC). Symposium session 3 presentation at the annual AARE conference, Melbourne, VIC.
- Logan, H. (2009). Using metaphor to explore early childhood teachers’ understandings of, and provision for quality. Investigating Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care: Professional and practitioner perspectives. Symposium, presented at the European Early Childhood Education Research Association Conference, Strasbourg, France.
- Logan, H. (2008). Investigating quality in early childhood education and care (Part 2): Developing a mosaic of research evidence. Symposium 64 presented at the annual AARE conference, Brisbane, QLD.
- Logan, H., & Zevenbergen, R. (2008). Digital natives come to preschool: Rethinking practice. Early Childhood Australia (ECA) biennial conference, Canberra, ACT.
- Logan, H., Connell, G & Ruming, J. (2007). Computer Literacy: Computer use and young children. Building Bridges conference, Wodonga, VIC.
- Logan, H., & Ruming, J. (2006). Computer Literacy: Computer use and young children ... what do they know? Country Children's Services Association (CCSA) conference, Tweed Heads, NSW.